1. Role of the project team

An engineering company is a prime contractor commissioned by a client, the project owner, to carry out a wide variety of industrial projects, ranging in size from a few million to several billion francs, and in technical complexity.

Any major project involves a wide range of trades, from design and detailed engineering, to the purchase and supply of equipment, on-site construction and, finally, the start-up of the plant .

It is the essential role of engineering companies to manage the various trades needed to complete the project on time, at the right price and with the required quality, all three of which have been hard negotiated between the...